Long-Term Care 14-Day Dispensing Check (Part D Short Cycle)
The Part D 14-day dispensing rule in long-term care.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Brand or generic
- Brand-name drug
- Facility or pharmacy type
- Nursing facility or skilled nursing facility
- A solid oral dose
- Yes
- An antibiotic
- No
- Dispensed in its original container or packaging
- No
- Days supply to dispense
- 30 days
Result: In the 14-day rule: this supply is over 14 days.
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What you enter
- Brand or generic
- Facility or pharmacy type
- A solid oral dose
- An antibiotic
- Dispensed in its original container or packaging
- Days supply to dispense
- Total days ordered
How this is calculated
Citation
42 CFR 423.154(a) to (c): brand-name solid oral drugs for Part D enrollees in long-term care facilities are dispensed in no greater than 14-day increments; antibiotics and original-container products are excluded; waived for ICF/IID, IMD and I/T/U pharmacies; dispensing fees may not be prorated. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.